He's home, he's home!

I can't seem to come up with something that tops that, so that's all you get!

Pictures tomorrow (I promise).

It's Mother's Day and I am having such a hard time wrapping my mind around that idea. Me. A mother. And I didn't even have a curse word attached to the end of it. How surreal.

We made it six days with negative cultures...

Hoping we make it one more...

Surgery is scheduled early Monday morning if the cultures stay negative...

Keeping everything crossed that we do...

We can't wait until he is home safe and sound.

Shawn is still in the hospital and continues to receive his antibiotics. We are continually amazed when we think about the strength of our boy. He is one tough little guy. (I am so happy we named him Shawn Riley! It is definitely fitting!)

He is starting to feel better and has begun to smile again. It makes our hearts sing to see his sweet little face light up in a grin. We are also encouraged that all further tests since the one that found the infection have come back clear. We must have seven days of clear tests (until Saturday) before they will even consider the surgery he needs, and he can't go home until he has the surgery. If all goes as planned, he will have surgery on Monday and go home the next day.

Thank you to everyone for your continued prayers and words of support. We really do appreciate everything more than words can say.

Much love,
Team Lopez

This is just a quick update.

Shawn has developed a bacterial staph infection, most likely due to a procedure he had while at the hospital (ok, definitely due to a procedure he had there). He spiked a fever of 102.5 and started throwing up and was miserable. We took him to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

He will be on intravenous antibiotics for 7-10 days. With the luck that we have had lately, we are expecting the 10 day course. The Infectious Disease doctors will make the ultimate decision tomorrow.

He had one surgery yesterday, to help clear up the infection, and will have another one later this week.

We do believe that this is yet another unfortunate bump on the road to making him well, and don't expect this to cause any lasting effects for him. Now, for his mom and dad? I think we've lost a few years from this experience! Definitely not fun to watch your baby feel this bad.

Monday is a big day at the hospital (all of the "real" doctors were off for the weekend), so we hope to have a more detailed idea of the course of his treatment then.

There isn't internet reception for patients that I've been able to find yet, so I am not sure how frequently I will be able to get updates out. I will try, though. Also, please know that if you call us, we are not allowed to use a cell phone while we are in the room with him. Leave a message, and we will try to get back to you as soon as possible. We have been able to text message, so you can try that.

Keep Shawn (and Jason, too) in your thoughts. We all hope he makes a speedy recovery.

P.S. In case you're wondering, Jason is with my mom, getting some serious one-on-one time with her. I think they're both enjoying it. (I hope so at least!)

Ahhh....Poop.

Shawn finally pooped today, a mere SIX FREAKING days after his last bowel movement. Of course, this was after pedialyte, pear juice, prune juice, suppositories, more screaming than I thought anything could ever possibly scream, countless diaper checks after semi-encouraging gas explosions--disappointing exercises for all involved, an x-ray (which said, "Hey, your kid has some poop in his bowels" - so enlightening), two frantic doctor calls, a doctor visit, a potential hospital visit if things didn't improve real soon (we were SO close), no sleep for anyone in the family for quite a while, a volatile few nights between me and the hubby, and us going insane.

Today the poop finally came. He is feeling better, I think. I hope. Let this poop thing continue, please. We. Love. Poop.

But now Jason is constipated, too. At least we know a few things to try...

We Are 6 Months Old!

Can you believe that? The boys turn 6 months old the day after they are conceived...it blows my mind sometimes!

This month has been very eventful for Team Lopez. I started back to work last Monday. Although I walked around like a deer caught in headlights last week, both the boys took it in stride and are enjoying their time with grandma.

The boys have their 6 month check-ups on the 12th. They'll get their next round of shots (shhh...don't tell them) and we'll get updates on their heights and weights. Plus, I am hoping we'll be able to start some solids!

I have some pictures to upload to commemorate the occasion, but I am a bit slow today. I will try to have them up by tonight or tomorrow.

Keep reading below for updates on the boys...